Treat your Father  this Father’s Day with this special cake baked right at home. The recipe is from Chateau Grand Traverse and uses a Late Harvest wine. You can read a review of the winery at http://winetrailtraveler.com/michigan/chateaugrandtraverse.php.

Category: Dessert

Title: Late Harvest Cake

Ingredients

18 oz yellow cake mix (without pudding)
1 pkg vanilla pudding
1/2 c water
1 c Chateau Grand Traverse Late Harvest Riesling
1/2 c vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 c pecans, chopped
1/4 lb butter
1 c sugar
1/4 c water

Directions

1. Line bottom of a greased 10″ tube pan with chopped pecans.

2. Blend cake mix, pudding, water, 1/2 c of wine, oil and eggs with mixer and pour into pecan-lined tube pan.

3. Bake at 325° F for 50-60 minutes.

Topping

1. Mix and boil for three minutes: butter, sugar and 1/4 c water.

2. Remove from heat and add remaining 1/2 c of wine.

3. Pour this mixture over hot cake and leave in pan 30 minutes before turning out.

Serves 16

Provided by Chateau Grand Traverse, Michigan.